09/11/2012
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"As Senator Collins pointed out, suspension and debarment now apply governmentwide and it is one of the improvements over these past 30 years that we do have the Excluded Party List System that Senator..."
"Suspension and debarment are mechanisms by which the Federal Government protects taxpayers by avoiding the award of new contracts or grants to those individuals and businesses who have proven to be ba..."
"It is not fair or ethical to competent government contractors when they lose government business to those who will not perform effectively and honestly."
"I am trying to figure out why the department is the laggard in this area."